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TIL a study conducted by YouGov, a research organization that use online polling, discovered that the average American thinks they’re smarter than the average American

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rg7d TIL on 1 April 1976, a radio prank convinced listeners that a rare astronomical event that day would cause a temporary decrease in Earth’s gravity, such that listeners would feel a floating sensation at that exact moment. Soon after 9:47 that morning, phone calls poured in confirming the phenomenon.
d8MM7 TIL that in 2009, a man named Hjörtur Smárason bought the last McDonald’s burger in Iceland. It moved into storage at the national museum, and is now at Bus Hostel Reykjavik where there is a 24/7 live stream dedicated to it.
LkxAd TIL that there is a Maoist Communist Party of China that is banned by the Communist Party of China for being too commuist. The party's main goal is to overthrow the government and have a second marxist revolution
EgPw TIL the shortest recorded war lasted only 45 minutes!
OoVB4 TIL Davy Crockett was born in a non-existent state called Franklin, later incorporated into Tennessee